The Centennial Knights will head out on the road to face off against the Bethlehem Christian Academy Knights at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Centennial is coming into the contest on a three-game losing streak.
Things were looking good for Centennial after they put the first points on the board on Thursday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They suffered a tough 14-4 defeat at the hands of Duluth.
Centennial got a good showing from Harrison Lee, who pitched two innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Lee has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks every time he's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, Grayson Stroumpis made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
Even though they lost, Centennial didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with nine strikeouts. This was only their 16th loss (out of 23 games) when they post five or more strikeouts.
Meanwhile, Bethlehem Christian Academy stacked a tenth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Wednesday. They put the hurt on Lakeview Academy with a sharp 16-6 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Bethlehem Christian Academy.
Centennial's loss dropped their record down to 7-22. As for Bethlehem Christian Academy, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-7 record this season.
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